HAMILTON BIG FOR EL DORADO.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Staff Writer LANCASTER - The Lancaster El Dorado El Dorado, legendary country of South America El Dorado (ĕl`dərä`dō, –rā`–) [Span.,=the gilded man], legendary country of the Golden Man sought by adventurers in South America. Little League baseball all-stars knew they'd need a big performance from Ryan Hamilton. The 85-pound 12-year-old is one of only two returning starters from last year's Area 3 playoff champions/District 51 finalists, and in Saturday's Area 3 tournament opener againt host Monte Vista Monte Vista can refer to
He hit three home runs, including a decisive grand slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. in the top of the fifth inning, drove in six runs and earned the save with three straight strikeouts in the sixth to propel El Dorado to a 9-8 victory in the three-team, double-elimination tournament A double-elimination tournament is a competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two games or matches. . During the 20-game regular season, Hamilton batted .641 with four home runs. He was 10-0 as a pitcher, allowing only one earned run earned run n. Baseball A run scored without the aid of an error, used in computing earned run averages. Noun 1. earned run - a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team . ``Ryan really tore it up on Saturday,'' El Dorado manager Dale Sandfrey said. ``I guess when he gets his pitch, it's gone. He was really pumped up and ready to play.'' Hamilton, who was 3 for 3, helped El Dorado overcome a five-run deficit. His inside-the-park grand slam gave El Dorado its first lead, 8-7. --Park View 10, El Dorado 0: Defending area champion El Dorado couldn't parlay the momentum from Saturday's comeback victory, as Park View's Chase Tigert threw a one-hitter with 15 strikeouts in six innings in Monday's quarterfinal. ``It was a good game. I think we can go pretty far,'' said Park View third baseman third baseman n. Baseball The infielder stationed near third base. Noun 1. third baseman - (baseball) the person who plays third base third sacker Eric Anderson Eric Anderson may refer to:
abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in . Catcher Tyler Oldham, Park View's cleanup hitter In baseball, the cleanup hitter is the hitter who bats fourth in the lineup. Strategy Cleanup hitters often have the most power on the team and are typically the team's best all-around hitter; their job is to "clean up the bases", hence the name. , was 3 for 4 with three doubles. Hamilton went the distance for El Dorado, allowing 10 hits and two walks with four strikeouts. His teammates committed 10 eight errors, and five of the 10 runs were unearned. At the plate Hamilton was 0 for 2 with two strikeouts against the hard-throwing, 5-foot-10 Tigert. ``Compared to last year, we're just very inexperienced,'' Sandfrey said. ``This is a young team. Seven of our 14 players are 11-year-olds.'' Park View, considered a major favorite in this tournament, is attempting to recapture its 1998 glory, when the boys won the Area 3 and District 51 championship before losing in the Sectional. --Monte Vista 7, El Dorado 0: Host Monte Vista avenged an opening loss on Saturday with a victory in Tuesday's rematch. The win set up a match with unbeaten Park View late Wednesday. If Monte Vista won, the teams meet again at 7:30 tonight. If Monte Vista lost, Park View moves on to the Distrct 51 tournament at Rosamond Little League starting on Saturday. LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL Area 3 tournament rosters (11- and 12-year-olds) PARK VIEW Eric Anderson, INF INF interferon. ; Matt Castro, INF; Javier Chavez, OF; Calvin Culber, INF; Cary Feickert, OF; Steve Fischenich, OF; Matt Hutchinson, OF; DeAnte Rhoads, OF; Nick Robinson, INF; Chase Tigert, P; Andrew Trabold, INF; Mark Tyler, OF; Wesley Wilson, OF. Manager: Steve Anderson. Coach: Tim Feickert EL DORADO Kyle Arroyo, P; Danny Boswell, OF; Nick Broskoff, INF; Ken Cassleman, OF; Brent Collier, INF; Ryan Hamilton, P; Michael Keltner, OF; Jorge Martinez, INF; Hector Mendoza, OF; Alan Mohan, P; Kyle Parker, C; Austin Pearce, C; Bryan Rasch, INF; Aaron Reyes, INF. Manager; Dale Sandfrey; Assistants: Roger Mohan, Gary Keltner. MONTE VISTA Jordan Burgess, INF; Robert Curel, OF; Micah Davis, CF; Justin Daniels, INF; Kyle DelCulay, INF; Jason Duran, INF; Tony Garibay, INF; Warren Goode, OF; Nick Hinojosa, C; Kenny Laux, SS; Scotty Lee, P; Brad Paris, OF; Matt Porter, OF; Bobby Urzua, INF. Manager: Gilbert Duran. Coaches: Shawn Kirkland, Todd Blue. CAPTION(S): box Box: Little League Baseball (see text) |
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